Posts from Legacy of Shantiri

Decided to play the map again (as a hero). Weakening the Orcs is unnecessary. Now they run away from me, which disrupts the entire concept. The game loses much of its appeal. Version 2 was just right. For players who are having difficulties (no offense), there are other levels available.

I played the second version on a hero, and completed it in 120 days (received the Devil as a reward). Overall, I liked the map, and I might replay it faster. The enemy is very aggressive (orcs and warlocks), which adds a special interest to the game. The idea with three final heroes (Harold, Glen, and Carfeld) is good - the battles increase in difficulty, so you can't get too comfortable. A negative aspect is the lack of a mentor near the castles (by the time you get there, they are already useless). For example, it took me a long time to get the spell "Magic Lore," so I had to replay, and that's not good. But overall, thank you to the author for their work.

I won the map of version 1.0 in 90 days ("hero"). I don't really like playing as the Academy, so it took so long. It's a good map, it's intense, and it has a good flow. In my opinion, this is the best map in at least half a year. I sincerely congratulate the Author on a worthy piece of work. Nevertheless, there are some things I didn't like. I don't understand why "vampirism" and especially "dodge" were banned. In my opinion, the best battles took place in the "group" stage, and there is little benefit from "vampirism" there. The mentor located at 92.108 is useless; he would be much better placed near the starting castle (this has already been mentioned). The opponents change drastically, and the main character runs around with some mediocre upgrades. The Academy is already a mess, and with poor upgrades, it's a complete disaster. They also heavily rely on spells in the tower, and by the time you reach levels 4-5, you may need to correct the skills. I don't understand the point of exchanging the staff/ring with the elf for a skull – there is no benefit from acquiring it. For some reason, on the starting screen, the prophet is shown with Grover and troops from Haven, but in reality, they are not on the map. As a suggestion, I would like to add an artifact forge, somewhere under the protection of the Reaper. Before the final battle, I would like to change/improve the mini-artifacts, but it's still a hassle to go back to the city just for that.

Found a small bug. It's related to the mentor who gives a riddle. When you approach him, a dialogue screen appears with the options "money" or "riddle." You choose the riddle, give the correct answer, and he confirms that you can exchange something for free, but nothing else happens. You click on the mentor again, and now he immediately asks for money, presumably because another cycle has started.

I understand you're playing the new version, right?

Could you write about the latest battles? I just want to know how I've improved.

No, I'm still watching the old version 1.0. I'll write about it, but probably in 5-7 days.

I completed the latest version with a hero in 90 days (received a Thunderlord). Well, what can I say, the map is challenging, the enemy is still aggressive, and that's good. However, the presence of a mentor in a new location doesn't help much due to excessively strong defenses. Also, it would be good to weaken Carfelth, as he is too strong. I won against him with difficulty, replaying several times, and it was very tedious. Yes, as noted, the mentor at the end doesn't work, neither after the correct answer nor for money. But overall, thank you to the author for a challenging and interesting map.

I looked at the map version 1.2. I didn't want to write anything about it for a long time, but I guess I promised...
-The Seer's Hut has been removed. I didn't understand this, the hut is still there. Grover still appears with human troops in dialogue scenes: with the mage, when talking to Harold. The whole scene with Harold looks strange - Grover defeats him in battle, and then there is a dialogue where Harold is with his army, and Grover is without an army, and yet the first dictates terms to the second.
The new mentor location is slightly better than before, but not close to the castle. With this arrangement, it's as if a sign was hung above the entrance to the Dungeon: "enter here." The second exit, which was much more useful, located in the center, now only works for scouting missions.
The battle with Harold has become a little better. The last two battles were not enjoyable at all. The battle with Glen already made a very unpleasant impression on me, but I still decided to win it in the hope of a better ending. However, the last battle turned out to be so absurd and a blatant cheat that there was no point in playing it. The map is dead for me.

The Seer's Hut has been removed. I didn't understand this, the hut is still there.

The battle with Glen already made a very unpleasant impression on me, but I still decided to win it in the hope of a better ending.

However, the last battle turned out to be so absurd and a blatant cheat that there was no point in playing it. The map is dead for me.

Grover still appears with human troops in dialogue scenes: with the mage, when talking to Harold. The whole scene with Harold looks strange - Grover defeats him in battle, and then there is a dialogue where Harold is with his army, and Grover is without an army, and yet the first dictates terms to the second.

Yes, and Grover participates in the Empire's expedition, that is, with humans.

I downloaded the archive, looked through it, and didn't find the Seer's Hut.

And Grover also participates in the Empire expedition, that is, with humans.

Watched the replay and didn't see anything so terrible.

And what makes the last hero strong? Is it because he can cast Dominate, Berserk, or mass spells? In my opinion, the only thing he needs is reduced troops, stats, and everything else.